Bevin: McConnell Needs To Announce Position On Syria

Republican Matt Bevin, the primary challenger running against Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell's (R-KY) in the 2014 Senate race, is urging him to announce his position on whether to take military action in Syria.

"It's too late for Mitch McConnell to lead on the issue of Syria, but he needs to let Kentucky and the rest of America know where he stands," Bevin said in a statement on Monday. "We deserve better than a senator who ducks important debates like amnesty, defunding Obamacare, and now strikes in Syria. Like a true career politician, he waits to see the poll numbers so he can weigh how it will affect his own re-election instead of making decisions based on principles."

Bevin opposes taking military action.

McConnell has withheld publicly taking a stance on Syria, making him the only top congressional leader who has not yet said whether the United States should conduct a missile strike. House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH), Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV), House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-VA) and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) all support President Barack Obama's call to take military action in Syria in response to reported use of chemical weapons there.